Tenses

Definition of Tense

Tense is a set of verb forms that indicates a particular time or period of time in the past, present or future.

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Overview of the Four Forms of the Present, Past and Future Tenses

Basic Tenses		Present	Past	Future
Forms
Simple Form	Auxiliary Verb	am / is / are	was / were	will / shall be
	Action Verb	cook / cooks	cooked	will / shall cook
Continuous Form		am / is / are cooking	was / were cooking	will be cooking
Perfect Form		have / has cooked	had cooked	will have cooked
Perfect Continuous Form		have / has been cooking	had been cooking	will have been cooking